Some great movies first cut their teeth at film festivals, captivating audiences and critics alike. In 2015, Todd Haynes’ tender, lesbian drama Carol was a top favourite at Cannes, and subsequently secured a Best Actress win for Cate Blanchett at the Oscars. Last year, Jordan Peele’s satirical, horror-adjacent film Get Out was screened at the... Read More

May 2, 2018

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Don’t ever mix juju with technology! Here’s your second look at CJ Obasi’s afrofuturistic short film “Hello, Rain”

I feel like the warning, “Don’t ever mix juju with technology” will be stuck with me for a long time. Thanks, Rain. From the time CJ Obasi’s Hello, Rain started its press cycle, I wanted the short film to be cool. The teaser, released last year, was skeletal and didn’t particularly fill me with anticipation.... Read More

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January 6, 2018

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[The Film Blog] The Teaser for “Hello, Rain” Based on Nnedi Okorafor’s Short Story “Hello, Moto” is Here and We Want More

At long last, the promotional cycle for Hello, Rain finally begins. After an incredible 2017 with a powerful TED Talk on homegrown African sci-fi, releasing the second novel in the Akata series, writing the next series of Marvel’s Black Panther comics, and her fantasy novel Who Fears Death optioned by HBO, Nigerian-American sci-fi author Nnedi... Read More

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